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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Michigan City, IN

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Michigan City-La Porte, IN earns $60,100 a year, 36% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,056 a month.

10th percentile
$45,690
25th percentile
$53,170
Median percentile
$60,100
75th percentile
$64,270
90th percentile
$73,580

Based on 50 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,667 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,100
Federal income tax−$5,032
Social Security + Medicare−$4,598
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,803
Monthly take-home$4,056
Every two weeks$1,872

Does it go far here?

$65,553Median pay in Michigan City, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($976 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan City, IN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,370
Registered Nurses$82,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,240
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,050
Office Clerks, General$41,480
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$41,060
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,820
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,170

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